[password] huck8finn
[position] 03 46.000n 177 26.000e
[weather] sunny, high cirrus, low scattered cumulus, a few squalls. 1007 mb. NE tradewinds 10-14 kts all day, 100T - 70T
[speed] 6.1 kts.
[heading] 300T
[status] 20181212 0500 UTC, Day 23. 2 PonB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Fiji. Inbound Marshall Islands, ETA 12/17. NE Tradewinds have arrived. It's been a beautiful sailing day with sunny skies, a constant 13 kts on the beam or quarter, seas are coherent with ~ 1m swell, 90T. Smooooth sailing, nice enough for a fancy Thai curry fresh! veggie lunch...good to still have ~fresh veggies after 23 days at sea. EC and GFS forecasts look good through Monday 12/17. We are a bit ahead of schedule and with the coming higher winds, we'll probably have to slow down a bit. One of our slow sail plans, which I love, is trysail + staysail. The trysail is a good alternative to the battened main, which in light winds will slap back and forth when the swell rocks Tumbleweed. The trysail is not battened, and when sheeted tight, won't slap at all, ditto for the staysail. So the combo is great for varying conditions and quiet sleep cycles. Tacking and gybing are a breeze. With 20 kts o
n the beam, we easily see 6 kts. boat speed. 400 nm to go (rhumbline).

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